Kimberly Breier

Kimberly Breier (12 September 1972-) was Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from 15 October 2018 to 8 August 2019, succeeding Francisco Palmieri.

Biography
Kimberly Breier was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts in 1972, and she worked for George W. Bush's National Security Council from 2005 to 2006. In 2018, Donald Trump appointed her to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and she supported Canada's decision to withdraw its embassy staff from Havana, Cuba due to the mysterious "Havana syndrome" illness. She resigned on 8 August 2019 due to internal disputes over immigration policies.